Wisconsin farmer killed while attempting to board moving freight train
H C Eichus a wealthy farmer from Lady Smith Wis died at Ingram station nine miles east of here when the Soo line freight train started too soon as he tried to board it. He was crushed between the platform and cars with an oil box breaking several bones. Eyewitnesses described the fatal accident.
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Tony, Wis
H. C. Eichus
Ladysmith
Ingram
Here
Eichus
Hillsboro Lumberman's Son Fatally Injured From Pole Fall
In Hillsboro Wisconsin 20 year old Charlie Hammer son of E Hammer a lumberman fell from a tall village pole near noon. The pole gave way on a curved wire load causing his fall and serious injuries. He remained unconscious for hours as doctors assessed his condition. The incident underscores the strain from the pole’s soft ground.
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Viroqua
Wis
Charlie Hammer
Hillsboro
E. Hammer
O. B. Wyman
Lightning Hit House Burning Magazine Authors Die
A thunderbolt struck a house causing a magazine in the cellar to ignite and explode. The blast shattered the first and second stories and killed two authors at work on the third story.
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Ned
Ted
Dissenting Opinion in the So0 Case Hints at Solecism
Justice Dodge notes a possible solecism in the dissenting opinion of the So0 case while addressing a commission’s stance on when a rate is deemed unreasonable. The piece explores legal reasoning and procedural nuance in regulatory assessments.
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Madison, Wis
Supreme Court
Soo
Railroad Commission
J. E. Dodge
Dodge
Local state brief from Wisconsin towns in brief
Oconto reports part of a brick veneering on a music hall built in 1872 collapsed. Racine notes Samuel Hawley, jailed for stealing medals, is sentenced to six months in Waupun after a judge rejects a payment-for-prison idea. Also in Racine Eugene Bremond, deaf and mute, charged with arson, discharged to a sanitarium after guardianship. Mrs Ann Shaw, longtime Taylor orphanage attendant, found dead at 67. Sheboygan headlines: fining H M Dille $2 and costs for hitting saloon keeper Edward Riley during a prohibition dispute linked to a lecture invitation. St Peter Claver church in Sheboygan to be dedicated June 14 with English German services. Schleisengerville farmers form a company to build a 10 000 bushel elevator, sites offered by Central and Milwaukee roads. Waukesha May Hawes wins divorce from George F Hawes on cruel treatment grounds. plaintiff is daughter of late ex-mayor Richard L Gove.
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Oconto
Racine
Samuel Hawley
Harry Leonard
Wentworth
Smelding
Hawley
Waupun
Eugene Bremond
Austin
Texas
Pennoyer
Kenosha
Ann Shaw
Taylor Orphan Asylum
Sheboygan
H. M. Dille
Lyndon
Edward Riley
A. H. Zechiel
Appleton
Anti-Saloon League
St. Peter Claver Catholic
Schleisingerville
Central
Milwaukee Roads
Waukesha
May Hawes
Toland School records set new high marks this year
The Toland School closed with the largest attendance in its history and a record employment effort. 405 graduates were placed, earning about 375000 dollars in first year salaries, with placements across all states and some in firms with foreign branches.
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Toland
Leigh Toland
Fogey School
la Crosse
Petition for Low Rates Seeks Reduced Saengerfest Fare
John Utermohlen of La Crosse sent a petition to the Western Passenger association chair in Chicago requesting reduced fares for Saengerfest travel from nearby points. Signers include John Dengler, J W Bryant, Adam Kroner, and James B Murray, representing local business and trade groups.
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Western Passenger Association
Chicago
John Utermoehl
la Crosse
John Dengler
Board of Trade
J. W. Bryant
la Crosse Manufacturers’ and Jobbers’ Union
Adam Kroner
Retail Merchants’ Protective Association
James B. Murray
la Crosse Retail Grocers’ Association
Saloon reform efforts fall short in La Crosse
Secretary Carl Kurtenacker of Gund Brewing notes Milwaukee actions aim to improve saloon conditions, but La Crosse sees little impact. He says conditions there were already ideal, and convention results differ from other territories. A later remark compares marriage accountability to a woman proposing her husband never admits fault.
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Milwaukee
la Crosse
Carl Kurtenacker
Gund Brewing Company
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